AI in healthcare - leveraging technology to save lives

From reducing the burden of back-office admin to offering life-saving potential in diagnoses and treatment recommendations, artificial intelligence (AI) has massive potential to advance healthcare as more and more data becomes available. This new frontier offers a global market expected to be worth US$19.25 billion by 2026. But it's also being approached with a good dose of caution. As organizations strive to leverage the potentially huge benefits of AI in healthcare, the risks of underestimating how to implement these tools safely and effectively alongside human medical professionals remains a key challenge in tapping its full potential. In some cases filling spots where experience, knowledge, even gut-instinct of a medical professional would have served, the decisions made by what can be opaque AI algorithms can be met with suspicion, doubt, or confusion.